douglas ross. i'm really _ be set out in regulations. douglas ross.o do as parliamentarians. as people sense to scrutinise the government. nicola sturgeon announced these plans a week ago, we were told we would get a paper setting out how these vaccine passports would work. for a minute there, the deputy first minister tumbled around trying to explain what is nightclub, yet he want an sp�*s in this chamber to impose vaccine passports on these establishments, but we don�*t know which establishments it will affect. —— he wants msps. surely only a responsible government should bring forward proposals that are ready to be enacted. further consultation is not suitable if you want the support of members in this chamber. i thank the member— of members in this chamber. i thank the member for _ of members in this chamber. i thank the member for giving _ of members in this chamber. i thank the member for giving way. - of members in this chamber. i thank the member for giving way. would l of members in this chamber. i thankl the member for giving way. would he t

this is a case reported in one of the newspaper and talked about by douglas ross, this is gerald brownd his son says he was told by his gp that if the ambulance had arrived in time his father would have survived. that was the headline case brought up that was the headline case brought up by that was the headline case brought up by the conservatives and the scottish parliament at first ministers questions today at an indication of how bad things are and indication of how bad things are and in fact douglas ross, the leader of the conservatives put up what you have to call a crisis in the scottish ambulance service last week when he pointed out that the average waiting time for an ambulance was six hours. of course that is an enormous variation in that average of six hours, some even longer and some very much shorter when they are extremely critical cases. but he said it was a crisis, he asked nicola sturgeon, the first minister, to respond to that and part of her answer included additional measures to help the ambulance service and that includes calling on the ministry of defence to prov

now, douglas ross was not too happy about this, he said it was very difficult to vote if msps did notnd mr ross said it would cause untold damage and uncertainty to business. brute untold damage and uncertainty to business. ~ . ., ., , business. we are in a really difficult position _ business. we are in a really difficult position as - business. we are in a really i difficult position as politicians, seeking — difficult position as politicians, seeking to make a decision on an extremely— seeking to make a decision on an extremely important subject, if the government cannot give us even simple _ government cannot give us even simple information about what is a nightclub _ simple information about what is a nightclub and what is not. we were told to _ nightclub and what is not. we were told to expect a paper that would in broad _ told to expect a paper that would in broad terms tell us what to expect, a paper— broad terms tell us what to expect, a paper that was only published hours _ a paper that was only published hours before today's debate. it is 2000 _ hours before today's debate.

and in fact, douglas ross, the leader of the conservatives, brought up this what you have to call a crisisambulance was six hours. of course, there is enormous variation in that average of six hours, some even longer and some, of course, very much shorter when they are extremely critical cases. but he said it was a crisis. he asked nicola sturgeon, the first minister, to respond to that. and part of her answer included additional measures to help the ambulance service, and that includes calling on the mod to provide support. she said after that session in the parliament, she would be going straight back to her office and finalising the details of that request. it is worth bearing in mind that similar things have happened in different parts of england, where the military has been called in over the course of the summer to support ambulance services. but as nicola sturgeon herself pointed out, it looks now as if this is going to be a very challenging winter season, notjust for the ambulance service, but for the whole of the nhs in scotland, possibly the most challenging winter that it has ex

in fact, douglas ross, the leader of the conservatives, brought up this, i suppose, what you have to shorter when they are extremely critical cases. but he said it was a crisis, he asked nicola sturgeon, the first minister to respond to that, and her answer, pa rt part of her answer, including additional to help the ambulance service and that includes calling on the mod to provide support. she said that after that session in the parliament, she would be going straight back to her office and finalising the details of that request. it is worth bearing in mind that similar things have happened in different parts of england, where the military has been called in over the military has been called in over the course of the summer to support ambulance services, but as nicola sturgeon has pointed out, it looks as if this is now going to be very challenging winter season, notjust the ablative service for —— for the whole of the nhs service in scotland, possibly the most challenges to make challenging winter since its founding the second model. the four amateur astronauts, that blasted off fro

the leader of the scottish tories douglas ross described it as a botched plan and he said this makesola sturgeon made clear that - the scottish labour leader. nicola sturgeon made clear that she - the scottish labour leader. nicola sturgeon made clear that she was the scottish labour leader. nicola - sturgeon made clear that she was not exactly happy with the falling into line with what the westminster government had decided to do on international travel which expects people arriving in england — affects people arriving in england — affects people arriving in england, but this is where she has chosen to take a different path. what is the kind of thinking on that? why in some areas is the scottish government prepared to go along with westminster and in other areas it is saying no, we want to do something different? people are affected by covid across the whole of the uk after all. nicola sturueon whole of the uk after all. nicola sturgeon does _ whole of the uk after all. nicola sturgeon does say _ whole of the uk after all. nicola sturgeon does say that - whole of the uk after all. n